Terms and abbreviations used this site are outlined below. If you find a mistake, spelling or otherwise, please notify me and I will make the necessary corrections.
Tags
SMS – Stem Mounted Shifters
DTS – Down Tube Shifters
BES – Bar End Shifters
BOS – Bottomed Out Seat (Referring to the seat height chosen by most OTS owners.)
OTS – Old Ten Speed
FRF – Front & Rear Fenders
CPB – Center Pull Brakes
SMR – Spoke-Mounted Reflectors
HTFC – Half-The-Fun-Conversion (Referring to a 10-speed converted to a 5-speed by removing the front derailer. Could also refer to a ten-speed with FNC drops.)
FNC – Flopped-N-Clopped
Pie Plate – Large metal or plastic disc found on the rear wheel of most OTS from the 1970s and 1980s
Prefix-Op – A term I use to refer to OTSs in their original or semi-original condition before the owner decides to sacrifice their Ten-speeded-lamb-of-cycling-frugality-and-sensibility for the fleeting thrill of a Quasi-Fixie-Conversion.
QFC – Quasi Fixie Conversion
UJBBTS – Universal Japanese Bike Boom Ten Speed (Thanks Harv)
OTSOTM – Old Ten Speed Of The Month
OIOTS – Obscure International Old Ten Speed
SDGCS – Super Deluxe Gel Comfort Saddle
MSDGCS – Moderately Super Deluxe Gel Comfort Saddle
Schwead – Schwinn Super Fan
Notthead – Raleigh Super Fan
Coluhuffrray – Columbia, Huffy, Murray, etc.
Ruffy or Huffeigh: A North American Raleigh that was owned by the Huffy Corporation
Courtesy of BRQ
Cotter – Regular reader/submitter/commenter of the OTSG
Courtesy of Michael R
UMOTS – Unfortunately Modified Old Ten Speed
Courtesy of Curt N.
SOOTS – simply outstanding old ten speed
SLOTS – slightly lacking old ten speed (no wheel reflectors, seat not bottomed out, etc, etc)
FOOTS – freakin’ outrageous old ten speed
FROOTS – found, recovered, overhauled old ten speed
ROTS – rusty old ten speed
SOTS – shiny old ten speed
BOTS – beautiful old ten speed
Some little known 10-speed related organizations. Courtesy of Michael R.
CS&CPPPMC – Chromed Steel & Clear Plastic Pie Plate Manufacturers Consortium
IBSMSLW – International Brotherhood of Stem Mounted Shift Lever Workers
SA&RSMRA – Society of Amber & Red Spoke Mounted Reflectors Association
FSEO – Friction Shift Educational Organization
LSFMSO – Lugged Steel Frame Manufacturers Service Organization
OVTSA – Office of Vintage Ten Speed Affiliates
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